GHF spokesperson Chapin Fay: ‘If you were so easily convinced by this story … what else have you believed about GHF that simply isn’t true?’
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) on Thursday criticized international media after debunking a widely disseminated false claim that a young boy had been shot and killed by the IDF at a food distribution site.
The story, spread globally after being pushed by a disgruntled former employee, was proven false when GHF located the boy alive and relocated him and his mother to safety.
GHF spokesperson Chapin Fay told The Media Line that the false story began in late July when Anthony Aguilar, a former employee “terminated for misconduct,” spread fabricated allegations about the organization. Aguilar claimed in media interviews that a boy he called Amir had been murdered by Israel while receiving food at a GHF site.
Aguilar told reporters that the boy kissed his hand and thanked him with his “final words” before being shot in the torso and leg. Aguilar insisted he watched the child die.
“He splashed photos taken of the boy across global media, knowingly misrepresenting his interaction to create a false viral story that publicly placed the child squarely in the crosshairs of Hamas, who have benefited greatly from Mr. Aguilar’s lies, and the media amplified them,” Fay said during a Zoom briefing.
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